Brian Cooper Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 This is a sign of the times but it's not funny. I can't remember precisely when I bought my Seagull Decathlon, the model's long gone anyway but I've kept the box in order to store balsa sheet in it. There's a label on the box telling me that I paid £99.95 for it. Steve Webb is quoting £232.99 for the same model today. My income has not risen by the same proportion. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I am just about to order some balsa wood. I remember when a sheet of 3" wide 1/16" sheet cost 6 pence.😭 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric Robson Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, Peter Miller said: I am just about to order some balsa wood. I remember when a sheet of 3" wide 1/16" sheet cost 6 pence.😭 And a small tube of balsa cement 3 pence, Dad's used razor blade free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Miller said: I am just about to order some balsa wood. I remember when a sheet of 3" wide 1/16" sheet cost 6 pence.😭 Was that 6p, or 6d ? 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, kevin b said: Was that 6p, or 6d ? 🤣 It was 6 denarius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, David Davis said: This is a sign of the times but it's not funny. I can't remember precisely when I bought my Seagull Decathlon, the model's long gone anyway but I've kept the box in order to store balsa sheet in it. There's a label on the box telling me that I paid £99.95 for it. Steve Webb is quoting £232.99 for the same model today. My income has not risen by the same proportion. A pint of mild in the Coventry Antelope Motorcycle Club clubroom in 1964 was lower than 2/- (10p). Times change and things get dearer. I bet the club no longer has a regularly open clubroom but I used it a lot as 24 year old. The 1965 Mini my wife owned when we got married in 1967 cost about £500 brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Geoff S said: A pint of mild in the Coventry Antelope Motorcycle Club clubroom in 1964 was lower than 2/- (10p). Times change and things get dearer. I bet the club no longer has a regularly open clubroom but I used it a lot as 24 year old. The 1965 Mini my wife owned when we got married in 1967 cost about £500 brand new. I remember a mate on the squadron bought a new mini in 1963 for about the same price. Maybe this thread should be renamed "Sign of the TImes Tragedy!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Yet in the mid seventies I paid out the best part of a month’s wages for a 6 channel radio with 4 basic servos, no mixing, reversing or ATV etc. and had to swap servos, batteries and receiver between models due to their cost. I recall balsa being a major expense in pocket money days - I suspect we’ve all been lulled into a false impression of the halcyon days of yore by 20 years of artificially low costs caused by far east “dumping” and circumvention of various tax rules. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I’ve just my own private jet.....the rest of the jacuzzi belongs to my wife.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Geoff S said: A pint of mild in the Coventry Antelope Motorcycle Club clubroom in 1964 was lower than 2/- (10p). Times change and things get dearer. I bet the club no longer has a regularly open clubroom but I used it a lot as 24 year old. The 1965 Mini my wife owned when we got married in 1967 cost about £500 brand new. £500 for a new mini in 1967 is equivalent to £11,200 today. It was a cheap, basic car with sliding windows, and initially no heater, radio, and a funny plastic cord you pulled to open the door from the inside! They were great, I had three old ones back in the 1970s. Today a new VW Up starts at £14,000 I believe, yes more expensive but just look at the spec. safety and comfort of modern cars. Sorry, a bit off topic. Edited October 18, 2023 by Piers Bowlan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leccyflyer Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I was told that Elton John bought a treadmill for his pet rabbit. It’s a Little Fit Bunny….. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extra slim Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I don't want anyone to miss out, Amazon have an offer on at the moment, if you buy all Adam & The Ants sheet music in a bundle, they'll throw in a stand.. and deliver 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) Edited October 20, 2023 by Brian Cooper 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Brian Cooper said: Now that is brilliant.It is just that. I could never understand why they made such an effort to get it back when it was stolen! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 And I also ate mud along with worms that came with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, J D 8 said: And I also ate mud along with worms that came with it. When I was three we were at war and mud and worms were rationed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, Peter Miller said: When I was three we were at war and mud and worms were rationed Yes Peter all the mud was at the Somme 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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